When arguing a point — the best this, the greatest that — no doubt you’ve used the persuasive power of numbers to bolster your argument. Opinions fall into three categories: lies, damned lies and statistics. Here are the nation’s best, presented without editorial comment, from a statistics standpoint:

KILLS PER SET	RANK	PLAYER, SCHOOL	KPS
	1	Caleb Brophy, Pfeiffer	4.24
	2	Maurice Torres, Pepperdine	4.21
	3	Taylor Crabb, Long Beach State	4.13
	4	Brian Cook, Stanford	4.01
	5	Taylor Sander, BYU	3.85
	6	Joseph Smalzer, Loyola Chicago	3.79
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BLOCKS PER SET	RANK	PLAYER, SCHOOL	BPS
	1	Taylor Gregory, Long Beach State	1.43
	2	Matt Leske, Ball State	1.42
	3	Adam Roche, Saint Francis (Pa.)	1.35
	4	Dylan Davis, UC Santa Barbara	1.35
	5	Kevin Owens, Ball State	1.31
	6	Collin Mehring, UC Irvine	1.28
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POINTS PER SET	RANK	PLAYER, SCHOOL	PPS
	1	Maurice Torres, Pepperdine	5.02
	2	Caleb Brophy, Pfeiffer	4.98
	3	Joseph Smalzer, Loyola Chicago	4.80
	4	Taylor Crabb, Long Beach State	4.66
	5	Taylor Sander, BYU	4.64
	6	Brian Cook, Stanford	4.57
	• Complete list

Related:
• Complete NCAA DI Men’s Volleyball Statistics